Reinvigorate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Reinvigorate is a verb meaning (transitive) To give new life, energy or strength to someone or something; to revitalize.
Meaning
(transitive) To give new life, energy or strength to someone or something; to revitalize.
Example Sentences
Mr. Putin has reinvigorated an alliance that spent years confused about its purpose once it lost the adversary it was formed to contain, the Soviet Union. Now, containment is back.
Dynamic typography reinvigorates the storytelling genre by anthropomorphizing fonts, defibrillating calligraphy, creating rhythmic, ambient moodscapes without sacrificing speed or lushness.
The attraction that it exerts on the millions that stroll through its maze of information might be used to reinvigorate our cities. Cyberflaneurs have become captivated with the Internet's ready supply of huge amounts of information.
And it's probably not a coincidence that the time they evoke was also the beginning of the heyday of Asian commercial cinema, when directors like Tsui Hark and John Woo were reinvigorating moribund movie genres with wild kineticism and an almost insolent indifference to the niceties of narrative logic.
Word Forms
- reinvigorates
- reinvigorating
- reinvigorated
Synonyms for reinvigorate
Depending on context, synonyms include invigorate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include invigorate, revitalise, revive, resuscitate, resurrect, revitalization.
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